Verona vs Waunakee

A side-by-side comparison of Verona and Waunakee: population, income, housing, and more.

Verona and Waunakee are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waunakee has the higher population (14,927 vs 14,499 in Verona). Waunakee has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $119,148 in Verona). Waunakee has the higher median home value ($490,300 vs $382,800 in Verona).

Population, income & housing

	Verona	Waunakee
Population	14,499	14,927
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$119,148	$128,750
Median home value	$382,800	$490,300
Median gross rent	$1,462	$1,236
Housing units	6,248	5,660
Homeownership rate	70.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.3%	62.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Verona	Waunakee
Population	13,004 → 14,499 (+11.5%)	13,730 → 14,927 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$96,990 → $119,148 (+22.8%)	$112,845 → $128,750 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$310,700 → $382,800 (+23.2%)	$346,300 → $490,300 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,168 → $1,462 (+25.2%)	$1,013 → $1,236 (+22.0%)

Verona

Population

13,00414,499

Median household income

$96,990$119,148

Median home value

$310,700$382,800

Median gross rent

$1,168$1,462

Waunakee

Population

13,73014,927

Median household income

$112,845$128,750

Median home value

$346,300$490,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Verona	Waunakee
Under 5	6.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.6%
75 and over	7.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Verona	Waunakee
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Verona	Waunakee
No high school diploma	1.3%	1.1%
High school graduate	13.1%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.4%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Verona	Waunakee
Drove alone	72.6%	69.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.3%	18.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Verona	Waunakee
1-unit, detached	54.5%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	7.2%
20 or more units	20.1%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Verona	Waunakee
Poverty rate	1.9%	3.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	2001	1997